Towing The Line chords by Ben Howard

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: F

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
Bb
Towing the line
              F
I watched the host drink all the wine
            C                                  Dm
And now she rambles through the who and who of nots
Bb                                F
The old man is a painter of tired seascapes
                              C
Tired of adventure so my mind wanders
                                 Dm
Picking at the table to cure the wrong
        Bb
Like a bird in a world with no trees
         F
You were hung up there in your disbelief
             C                 Dm
I know I'm a hard rock to drag around

Chorus:
Dm                   F
Love is in the early mornings
       Dm                C
In the shadows under the trees
         Dm          G
Not in the cuckolded ashes
Dm                     C
Floating down from the rookery

            Bb       F                 C
Down here I crow for you, you crow for me
            Bb       F                 C
Down here I crow for you, you crow for me

Verse 2:
Bb
Towing the line
              F
I watched the host drink all the wine
            C                     Dm
And now I'??m purring for a drop of anything
         Bb
Throwing stones at your window
            F
You telling me as if it's simple
              C                         Dm
Why can't you be like the blackbird and sing?
               Bb
I say "I'm the westerlies in Ireland
    F
So decadent and violent
               C
Can't you see I'm a forager
              Dm
Crawling at the bedrock?"

Chorus:
Dm                   F
Love is in the early mornings
       Dm                C
In the shadows under the trees
Dm                   G
Not in the cuckolded ashes
Dm                     C
Floating down from the rookery

            Bb       F                 C
Down here I crow for you, you crow for me
            Bb       F                 C
Down here I crow for you, you crow for me

Outro:
Bb F C 2x